School Governors

The Governing Body is an elected board of unpaid volunteers who give their time and skills to make sure that Regency High school is doing the very best it can to provide an appropriate education, based on qualifications and experiences, for all our pupils. The Governing Body also has responsibility for ensuring that the school provides a safe learning environment, oversight of the school’s finances, monitoring safeguarding and maintaining the site and buildings. The Full Governing Body at Regency High School is made up of 13 trustees including the Headteacher, teaching and non-teaching staff and parents, as well as volunteers from the local community and Local Authority. The Governors operate a committee system with each committee meeting half termly and reporting back to the Full Governing Body. There are four committees – Curriculum and Progress, Finance, Site and Buildings and Strategy.

Name

Type of Governor

Committees

Financial & Business Interests

Governance in other schools

Richard Soper, CBE

Hillside House, Netherwood Lane, Crowle, Worcester WR7 4AB

Chair of Governors

Chair of Strategy

Retired CEO of Worcester Bosch and current Chair of Worcester Community Trust. Richard is a member of the F40, a group who have fought for fair education funding.

Former governor at Tudor Grange Academy

Kate Parry

Vice-Chair of Governors and Parent Governor

Chair of Curriculum & Progress

Former MD of her own company, currently works in the administration department of a local primary school.

Tony Barletta

Parent Governor

Finance Committee

Tony is a Senior Finance Business Partner at the DWP

Paul Burton

Clerk to Governors

Attends all committee and FGB meetings

Paul has worked in a variety of environments including consultation and implementation worldwide of advanced driver assistance systems

Chair of Governors at Pebworth First and Blackminster Middle School Federation and Clerk to Governors at Christopher Whitehead High Language College.

Craig Catto

Parent Governor

Finance Committee

Craig is a consultant Engineer with Sky

Mike Eglesfield

Teacher Governor

Curriculum & Progress and Strategy Committees

Mike is Deputy Headteacher at Regency High School and Safeguarding Lead.